custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to be free; to be available
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
love triangle; eternal triangle
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to fight with swords; to cross swords
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to poke each other; to jab each other
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
open every day of the year
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable